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Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 5, 1986
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins, played on September 5, 1986 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 5, 1986 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 5, 1986 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Viola |
Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Clemens |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 30,546 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Dale Ford 2B: Rick Reed 3B: Tim Tschida |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
Mark Salas | Catcher |
Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
Roy Smalley | DH |
Tom Brunansky | Right Fielder |
Randy Bush | Left Fielder |
Steve Lombardozzi | Second Baseman |
Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
Ray Miller | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Don Baylor | DH |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Tony Armas | Center Fielder |
Rich Gedman | Catcher |
Spike Owen | Shortstop |
John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 5, 1986
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Clemens
Puckett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salas vs. Clemens
Salas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Armas. Salas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hrbek vs. Clemens
Hrbek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gaetti vs. Clemens
There's a wild pitch. Salas moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gaetti vs. Clemens
Gaetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smalley vs. Clemens
Smalley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Viola
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boggs for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Viola
Barrett hits a line drive into left field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Viola
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Clemens
Brunansky hits a ball on the ground towards second. Barrett can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Clemens
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Clemens
Lombardozzi hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Viola
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Viola
Baylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Viola
Evans takes first base on ball four. Baylor moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Armas vs. Viola
Armas hits a popup towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gedman vs. Viola
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Clemens
Gagne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Clemens
Puckett bunts for a single. Gagne moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Salas vs. Clemens
Salas bunts towards the mound. Clemens fields it and throws to first for the out. Gagne moves to third. Puckett moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hrbek vs. Clemens
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett misplays the ball. That's an error on Barrett. Gagne scores. Puckett moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gaetti vs. Clemens
Gaetti hits a popup towards short. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smalley vs. Clemens
Smalley hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Viola
Owen strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Viola
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Viola
Barrett takes first base on ball four. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Buckner vs. Viola
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne misplays the ball. That's an error on Gagne. Boggs moves to third. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Viola
Rice hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Viola
Baylor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bush. Baylor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Viola
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Armas vs. Viola
Armas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baylor scores. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gedman vs. Viola
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Clemens
Brunansky hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Clemens
Bush strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Clemens
Lombardozzi strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Viola
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Viola
Boggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Viola
Barrett strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Viola
Buckner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bush. Buckner reaches second base with a double. Boggs goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Pastore
Frank Pastore now pitching.
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buckner scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Pastore
Baylor takes first base on ball four. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Pastore
Evans strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Clemens
Gagne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Clemens
Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salas vs. Clemens
Salas hits a ball on the ground for a single. Gagne moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hrbek vs. Clemens
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hrbek for the out. Gagne moves to third. Salas moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gaetti vs. Clemens
Gaetti hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Fontenot
Ray Fontenot now pitching.
Armas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gedman vs. Fontenot
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Fontenot
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gedman moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boggs vs. Fontenot
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barrett vs. Fontenot
Barrett hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Fontenot
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Clemens
Smalley hits a line drive towards first. Buckner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Clemens
Brunansky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Armas. Brunansky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bush vs. Clemens
Bush hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brunansky moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lombardozzi vs. Clemens
Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Fontenot
Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Fontenot
Baylor strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Fontenot
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Clemens
Dave Henderson now playing center field. Tony Armas now playing right field.
Gagne strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Clemens
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salas vs. Clemens
Salas hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Fontenot
Armas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Fontenot
Gedman hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Fontenot
Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Crawford
Steve Crawford now pitching.
Hrbek hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Crawford
Gaetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson throws the ball in to Barrett who tags Gaetti trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Crawford
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brunansky vs. Crawford
Brunansky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smalley moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bush vs. Crawford
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Fontenot
Billy Beane now playing left field. Ron Washington now playing second base. Alvaro Espinoza now playing shortstop.
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fontenot fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Fontenot
Barrett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Fontenot
Buckner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Fontenot
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Fontenot
Baylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Fontenot
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching. Pat Dodson now playing first base.
Washington hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Espinoza vs. Stanley
Espinoza hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Stanley
Puckett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salas vs. Stanley
Mark Davidson pinch runs for Kirby Puckett.
Salas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/5/1986 -- Minnesota at Boston (N) Minnesota AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Puckett K, cf 5 0 2 0 Boggs W, 3b 4 2 1 0 Davidson M, pr 0 0 0 0 Barrett M, 2b 3 3 1 3 Salas M, c 4 0 2 0 Buckner B, 1b 5 3 2 3 Hrbek K, 1b 4 1 1 2 Dodson P, 1b 0 0 0 0 Gaetti G, 3b 3 0 1 0 Rice J, lf 5 1 2 5 Smalley R, dh 3 0 0 0 Baylor D, dh 3 1 2 0 Brunansky T, rf 4 0 3 0 Evans D, rf 2 0 0 0 Bush R, lf 4 0 0 0 Henderson D, cf 1 0 0 0 Beane B, lf 0 0 0 0 Armas T, cf-rf 4 0 2 1 Lombardozzi S, 2b 3 0 0 0 Gedman R, c 4 1 0 0 Washington R, 2b 1 0 0 0 Owen S, ss 4 1 1 0 Gagne G, ss 2 1 1 0 Espinoza A, ss 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 2 10 2 35 12 11 12 Minnesota 001 000 010 -- 2 Boston 005 230 02x -- 12 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Viola F (L) 3.2 5 7 6 5 2 Pastore F 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 Fontenot R 4.0 5 5 5 1 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Clemens R (W) 7.0 6 1 1 2 4 Crawford S 1.0 3 1 1 1 0 Stanley B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 E -- Barrett M, Gagne G DP -- Minnesota 1, Boston 2 LOB -- Minnesota 9, Boston 6 2B -- Salas M, Baylor D, Buckner B, Brunansky T HR -- Rice J, Barrett M, Hrbek K, Buckner B SH -- Salas M WP -- Clemens R T -- 2:56 A -- 30546
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